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Show i I PRESIDENT-GENERAL AND STATE OSrFSCERS ' OF THE DAUGHTERS Of THE DEVOLUTION I . Mts. Adeline 1. .l'itss, jircsidcnl-gon-oral of the Daughters of I he devolution devolu-tion v:ill bo here Thursday to spend three days. During (hat lime sho will bo entertained by Mrs. Maria Y. Dougall, and many social affairs will bo given in hor honor. Mrs. Fit., who is tho wif-j of Judge Prank U. Fits! of Wakefield, Mass., has been thoroughly trained along patriotic linos. She has served two years as historian, two years as vice regent, and throe years as slate regent of tho Massachusetts Massachu-setts soiiioty. In that lime she sag gosted for her society two pieces of memorial work, ono as a stale woil and ono as a national. Through her energy and untiring work she saw thorn comploted while in office. Tho lirM as a beautiful taldot placed in the Uin'ou public library lo the- writers of patriotic, patri-otic, verse and songs, and Uio second tho gateway at. Cambridge, .marking tin-spot tin-spot whore Washington took command of the American-army. Hor latest sug-gcs.tion sug-gcs.tion is that of the Annapolis mo morinl to tho founders of our navy. Mrs. I 9 ftjVvi - 3js?ji7?rf of- ' ""l Mrs- Fitz is a daughter of David Slade, one of tho eldest members of tho chamber of eomniereo of Boston, and sho is tho ' ' ' i s mother of three sons. Nor life work, outside her family, has boon devoted lo music, and ns a composer of songs she is recognised as a loader in hor homo state. Mrs, Fit", comes to Utah in the interest of her organization tho Dnughters of tho lTc volution. She is nlso a member of the Professional Woman's club of Boston, and of the Kosnios club of Wnkoleld, Mass. Mrs. Alice Merrill Home, regent of tho Utah State Society of tho Daughters Daugh-ters of tho Revolution, is also prominently promi-nently connected with many other literary lit-erary affairs. Sho is on the general board of the Relief society, and closely connected with the artists of the state. Tt was Mrs. Home who introduced the University of Utah free scholarship bill and saw it through. Mr?. Julia A. F. Lund, vice regent of the Daughters of tho Revolution, is especially known for her scholarly attainments. at-tainments. Mrs. .Julia P. M. Farnsworth, historian his-torian of the Daughters of tho Revolution, Revolu-tion, is one of the literary loaders of the society. Mrs. W. X. Williams, chairman of the programme committee, is also general treasurer of the National Woman's Re- lief society and prosidt'nt of the Au I thors' club. 1 Mrs. George A. Smith, registrar of) the "Daughters of the Revolution. has always been a great worker in all lit (iiary societies, and especially interested inter-ested in the Y. L. M. T. association. Mrs. 1511a W. Hyde is corresponding, sccrotary of the Daughters of the Rou hi lion. Mrs. Maria Y. "Dougall is chaplain of Uio Daughters of the Revolution and acting registrar during Mrs. Smith's absence from the city. :t I |